Large bowel resection
Alternate Names : Ascending colectomy, Descending colectomy, Transverse colectomy, Right hemicolectomy, Left hemicolectomy, Hand assisted bowel surgery, Low anterior resection, Sigmoid colectomy, Subtotal colectomy, Proctocolectomy, Colon resection, Laparoscopic colectomy, Colectomy - partial, Abdominal perineal resection
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The large intestine
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The large intestine (or colon, or large bowel) is the last structure to process food, taking the undigestible matter from the small intestine, absorbing water from it and leaving the waste product called feces. Feces are expelled from the body through the rectum and the anus.
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